The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-01-29

Falls seems TO be well chosen for town
Of Importance The pine upon the vari-
Gus streams, Is the heaviest in this part
of the county and will probably last
while other portions are cut off. Crystal
Falls il located centrally in great tract
of pine timber, which would seem 60 be
established by the fact that within half
a days travel from town, are located in
the neghborhood OF thirty-hve logging
camps, employing possibly no less than
three Thousand men. These numbering
operations will continue for an indefi-
mite time and this can not fail to be the
headquarters of the mmbormnn for many
years TO come. laundering is industry
of itself that is Of vast proportions.
There are eleven numbering companies
who have warehouses here. This does not
mean there are only eleven lumber oper-
ators here; there are many iobbes who
put i'm logs from here every winter.
H. r. King, Of Milwaukee, on Friday
last purchased the property known as
the Kimball mine, ON section twenty
seven, township forty-three, range thirty
two, less than one mile from town, the
consideration being 100000. DR.. Kim
ball retains the management Of the prop
erty and informed the writer that il is
the intention TO put in plant OF ma
chinery and develope the property as
rapidly as possible and get every thing
in good shape for mining 10000 tons Of
ore next season. A recent analysis Of
the ore shows il 10 average over sixty
per cent. OF metallic iron and very low in
phosphorus. A survey for spur track
from the Sheldon & Shafer has been run
out and ii is presumed that the railroad
company will commence the work OF
construction as soon as the necessary
arrangements can be completed.
The economic value of hardwood, pine,
and other timber around, is without com
putation and presents "A fine field for capi-
tai. A rare chance exists for manufac-
turers, in which wood enters largely, or is
used solely. With ourunparalelled water
power and other natural resources, Crys-
tai Falls presents the very best induce
ments for the establishment OF wood pulp
mills, foundries, nail works, blast fur
naces, rolling mills, furniture factories and
all other kindred establisl r1ents. With
the growth Of the town, il is safe TO pre-
dict that il may in time, not long time
either, see the heavy black smoke from
numerous factories rolling heavenwnrd.
In this connection IL may be'proper TO
say that an exccllant opportunity pre-
sents itself here for boiler and machine
shop.
BY the kindness OF Ray Kimball and
his splendid trotter Clip" the writer
was waited TO the kimball mine ON
Thursday afternoon. The work of en-
larging No. pit into working shaft il
going on nicely and the timbering will be
commenced next Monday. The writer
was lowered in windlcss bucket Co the
bottom of a forty-iive foot pit, where
he saw the vein Of ore, which dips north
at an angle eofabout forty-fve degrees. A
piece of ore taken from this showing oI
the vein is ON exhibition at this office
The capping is "A conglomcration oimany
soft and hard rocks and some float ore
The cexplorations ON section one, 1882
known as the "Dunn mime" presents n
most pleasing aspect, more especially to
it's lucky owners. IL il more than pos
sible that "A spur track win degraded and
the mine become a shipper early In th,
summer. The vein Of ore has been
traced distance Of nearly five hundred
feet and the average width isseventy-fivs is
feet. Further developing will be vigor
ously pushed.
4 A DIAMOND DRILL representative visited
the scene of Capt Martin Golden's log
ging operations four miles from town one
day this week and learned that the Cap
tain had banked 3 1000, 900 feet of a O.,
100000 foot job. Everything is NOV.
ing along according to program and il
viii not, II the weather holds good, TAX,
him long TO finish the job, as he has q
haul Of less than mile. The logs an
being banked on the Brier Hill creek.
Slate formations are not by any means
a raro thino her,,-a hottfa Sofno very